A new report from
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Akiva Schaffer is to direct a live-action/CGI hybrid movie adaptation of
Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers.
The project is described in the article as
"meta, something self-referential and cool." Being a live-action/CGI hybrid, expect something akin to the
Alvin and the Chipmunks movies.
Schaffer, the attached director, is best known for his work as part of The Lonely Island. Alongside, the other two thirds of the trio, Andy Samberg and Jorma Tacoma; Schaffer wrote multiple scripts for
Saturday Night Live as well as
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. He has previously directed
Taccone as well as some episodes of
Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Netflix's I Think You Should Leave.
David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are also attached to the project, to produce. The two previously produced
The Muppets movies and the live-action
Beauty and the Beast film. Barry Schwartz is responsible for the script.
THR notes it’s not yet clear if the project will head to theaters or Disney+, the coming streaming service that will count the live-action Lady and the Tramp among its offerings.
THR makes not that it's unclear whether the movie will release in theatres or make its way onto, Disney's upcoming streaming service, Disney+.